the following is a paragraph from the new february study watchtower article "learn from jehovah's loyal servants.".
7 a conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped.
for example, a sister named anne [1] received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother.
Holy crap!
They are getting intense. I sometimes wonder if someone in the writing department is awake. And really pushing their most embarrassing traits on purpose. That is insane. If this bit right here doesn't make cult alarms go off I don't know what would... sound like what someone in the dark ages would burning a heritic.
“The only way you can relieve your pain is by returning to Jehovah,”
did anybody else read this article and just think wth?.
sometimes god approves of war.. sometimes god doesn't approve of war.. when the israelites fought battles and won it was because god blessed them.. when they lost it was because god had not blessed them.. sometimes god fights for oppressed ones.. sometimes they must wait and have faith.. it is so clear that the bible contradicts itself on this issue and that the nation of israel had a totally different view of god than the early christians.
it is also clear that the nation of israel was highly superstitious and would attribute every battle's outcome to the whims of a higher power.
i know this question has popped up from time to time but i really would like to know how you guys, those that no longer believe, came to that conclusion?
was it the wts and all its crap?
was it something you read?
I heard something simple and amazingly profound last night
"truth is not controversial"
We could say facts are not controversial.
Beliefs certainly can be because we can believe things that are dead wrong and totally crazy. But real truth there is nothing you can do about it.
When you express an unfounded believe expect controversy. Express a fact and no one can dispute it unless they are just crazy.
"...those who preach humility should be the first in exemplifying it".-ray franz crisis of conscience active lurkers give this some thought
just got a phone call from an older sister saying that a couple that got re-assigned from bethel 4 years ago to live at their kh apartment as special pioneers, just received a letter saying "as of january 2016, your special pioneer assignment will be discontinued".. they live in a south miami kh(snapper creek congregation).. this couple had only served in bethel for 15 years before they were sent out into the special pioneer work.
they are now in their mid 50's and the sister said that they have to find part time jobs to support themselves.. the older sister (does not have a pc or internet), says that the couple are just devastated!
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Its ok if they just trust the desert god all will be well
as Sam Heard would nicely say, they have been INVITED to be regular pioneers now
grew up in east la in a bad neighborhood to a black mother and white father.
i never knew my father because he died in a car accident when i was a few weeks old.
my mother converted as a jw soon after when two sisters came to her door and offered her comfort, which was something she needed.
"...those who preach humility should be the first in exemplifying it".-ray franz crisis of conscience active lurkers give this some thought
last night our congregation read a letter for the global assistance arrangement combined with the traveling overseer assistance arrangement.
the "recommended" amount was $15 per publisher, which was well over $1000 for our hall.. it seemed steep.
our congregation does not have this type of money.
I have already prophesied they will tithe under the guise of another name. Sounds like tithing.
i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.
we both served as elders for years.
he is in his late 70s.
well i didn't watch all of it, but i did watch a good deal.
it reminded me of the times i actually physically attended in the past.
lets start with am3.
